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Photo:
Image by Jerry Ting
‘Art imitates life’ – or so the old saying goes – but when the
reverse appears true, as Oscar Wilde noted, the effect can be all the
more striking. The vivid hues of the San Francisco Bay salt ponds
remind us more of a crafted stained glass window than the sea’s
naturally muted colour palette, and they produce some of the world’s
most magnificent natural colourways…Photo:
Image by apdonovan
The San Francisco Bay is a shallow bay surrounded by the cities of
San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, through which almost half the water
of California is drained into the Pacific ocean. Home to the notorious
Alcatraz prison, which housed among others Al Capone, the bay also
contains a large number of salt evaporation ponds responsible for
producing much of America’s industrial salt.Photo:
Image by webmink
The dramatic colours are produced by varying concentrations of algae,
brine shrimp and other pond life, making the ponds appear as if they
have been dyed. These micro-organisms change colour according to the
salinity of their environment, thus the tint of each pond is an
indication of its salinity. Low salinity ponds proliferate with green
algae, but in high salinity ponds red algae are predominant. Millions of
tiny brine shrimp can also cast an orange shade over ponds.Photo:
Image by KAP Cris
Unfortunately the salt ponds have recently been purchased by the
state of California and will shortly be converted by the South Bay
Restoration Project into a mixture of tidal marsh, mudflat and other
wetland habitats. So, no longer will you be able to see these wonderful
colours from the air on your way into San Francisco International – but
at least the new project will provide a habitat for thousands of
animals, right on the doorstep of one of the world's most famous cities.
Sources: 1, 2, 3